Stitches after birth

Try and pat dry rather than wipe.

They won’t restitch so as long as there are no signs of infection/ you’re not in pain I’d just try to be super gentle and not worry x

I also had stitches after a tear, it is probably the excess string from the stitches if that makes sense? If you think about it they have to tie it off sort of. I had the same and panicked but its probably that the stitch holding the skin has dissolved so the excess just falls off

Not sure if helpful as I didn’t have signs of infection etc so honestly just go with medical pros advise but the midwife on my next day home visit told me as the stitches dissolve sometimes you can see worm like bits (her words) in wee or when you wipe and this is just them dissolving xx

Totally normal, mine would drop in the shower! Just be careful with the area

After I gave birth I also had stitches and was told by the midwife that there is a chance that the knots wouldn’t dissolve and they’ll likely come off on some tissue after using the toilet and look a bit like a spider😅 but I think I started losing the around 1 week pp!

I had to pull my dissolvable stitches out of my c section wound. They can actually take a really really long time to dissolve so it can be normal for your body to start pushing them out and little pieces come away

Your not supposed to wipe spray either with ur perri bottle n pat gently